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During Monday's press conference, UCF head coach Johnny Dawkins addressed the "classless" accusations from Texas coach Rodney Terry, who was upset by the Knights' postgame celebration following their 77-71 comeback win in Austin.

"I didn't see anything because I walked off the floor," Dawkins said. "We didn't switch ends, so I didn't see what transpired at the time. For me, I just walked off the court. I didn't hear about any of that until I was in the press conference. So as you can imagine, I was a little surprised.

"But I know Coach Terry. Rodney is a good guy. Basketball is an emotional sport, like all sports. It's very emotional. Things can happen like that. But I thought our guys, like anyone that wins a game like that, they were excited about the win. That was the extent of it. I think when they went to the shake line, everyone was cordial and shook hands like we always do sportsmanship wise. That was the extent of what we did.

"Were they happy? They should be. Any team that wins any game should be excited. You invest so much in each one of these games in preparation. So when you win, it's big. I'm sure when they won the other night against Baylor they were very excited. That's the extent of it.

"I know Coach Terry. He's a good guy. It's one of those things that happens in our sport."

Dawkins was asked whether Rodney Terry had personally reached out to him.

"No, I have not spoken with him. Like I said, I do know him. We're friends. There's no real need on my end. I understand that emotions can run hot in those situations. We're human beings. I did read somewhere that he did apologize publicly for it. That says a lot. That means he's taking ownership of what happened and we move forward."